The total coefficient is determined by the sum of the past five seasons plus 20 per cent of the country’s coefficient, meaning English teams rank favourably thanks to England’s relatively high ranking.

Aside from Chelsea, it is good news for both Arsenal and Manchester United as they both make the top 10, although they do surprisingly finish behind the likes of Benfica and Schalke 04.

Elsewhere, Manchester City come in 17th place after several years of failing to impose themselves on the Champions League but doing well domestically, but do find themselves behind the likes of Zenit Saint Petersburg and Bayer Leverkusen - teams they’d expect to be ahead of.

Outside of the top four, Tottenham reach an impressive 21st thanks to their Europa League performances, while five-time European champions Liverpool can only manage 42nd, behind such teams as Anderlecht and Rubin Kazan.

Other teams to feature are Newcastle in 71st, Everton 74th, Stoke City 87th and Swansea City in 90th.

Sean Lunt

Sean Lunt is a Journalism and Spanish graduate with a passion for football. As an avid Everton fan he has survived the Walter Smith era, enjoyed the resurgence under David Moyes and is now wholly embracing the Spanish revolution with Roberto Martinez. Away from Everton he follows the rest of the football league and has a particular interest in La Liga.